Or. Admin. Code § 416-530-0125 - Certification Standards for Private Child-caring Agencies: Certificate of Approval
(1) Proctor
parents are recruited, trained, paid, and supported by a Private Child-caring
Agency and monitored by a Private Child-caring Agency 's professional staff.
Proctor parents are co-certified by OYA and the Private Child-caring
Agency .
(2) A Private Child-caring
Agency must not place adjudicated youth in an adjudicated youth proctor home
without a current, valid adjudicated youth proctor home certification issued by
OYA.
(3) In addition to compliance
with OAR chapter 416, division 530, Private Child-caring Agencies and their
adjudicated youth proctor homes must comply with the following provisions:
(a) Licensing standards of the Oregon
Department of Human Services, or other agency recognized by the state of Oregon
to issue a license for services;
(b) Contractual agreements between the
Private Child-caring Agency and OYA;
(c) Intergovernmental agreements between OYA
and other agencies, as applicable;
(d) Upon request by OYA, applicants must
submit to OYA a signed release of confidential information allowing OYA to
release to the Oregon Department of Human Services and the Child-caring Agency
information, including but not limited to, whether there is an ongoing
investigation involving the applicant or member of the household , or a finding
of substantiated allegations of abuse or neglect by the applicant or member of
the household , related to a vulnerable person or adjudicated youth ;
and
(e) In order to ascertain and
obtain compliance with the standards of OAR chapter 416, division 530, OYA may
examine the records and files of the Private Child-caring Agency , inspect the
physical premises of the adjudicated youth proctor home and property, and
interview adjudicated youth , Private Child-caring Agency employees, proctor
parents, and persons in the community.
(4) Private Child-caring Agencies may not
employ or use employees or volunteers whose presence may jeopardize the health,
safety, or welfare of adjudicated youth . When making a determination about a
person's suitability to work with adjudicated youth , the Private Child-caring
Agency must follow the provisions of OAR chapter 416, division 800 and all
other information described in OAR chapter 416, division 530 to judge the
person's fitness to work with adjudicated youth .
(5) If the applicant meets the requirements
of OAR chapter 416, division 530, OYA will issue an Adjudicated Youth Foster
Home Certificate to operate an adjudicated youth proctor home under contract
with a Private Child-caring Agency .
(a) This
certificate must specify the type of care to be provided by the proctor parent ,
the address of the premises to which the certification applies, the name of the
Private Child-caring Agency under which the certification is valid, and other
information deemed necessary by OYA.
(b) Adjudicated youth foster home
certification must automatically terminate in these situations:
(A) Upon the closure of the Private
Child-caring Agency ;
(B) When the
agreement between the Private Child-caring Agency and the proctor parent is
terminated; or
(C) When the
contract between OYA and the Private Child-caring Agency is
terminated.
(c) The
Private Child-caring Agency must immediately notify OYA in writing if either
(A) or (B) above occurs.
(6) The Private Child-caring Agency is
responsible for ensuring that the adjudicated youth proctor home and proctor
parents continue to meet the standards set out in these rules, and correct
deficiencies when they are noted by OYA. OYA will determine final approval or
disapproval of any exceptions to these rules.
(7) If an adjudicated youth proctor home
fails to comply with these rules, OYA may deny an application, place the home
on inactive referral status , or suspend or revoke the adjudicated youth proctor
home certification, in accordance with the provisions of OAR 416-530-0090. The
proctor parent may appeal this decision in accordance with the provisions of
OAR 416-530-0090.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 420A.025
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 420A.010 & 420.888 - 420.892
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